Wednesday, 10 October 2018

Hello 2015

Well, 2014 was one of the most frustrating years I have ever had.  So many things have happened and so many things did not happen.  Some good things.  Some very sad things.

Medically I had many problems this year and for some reason there is not a reason for the problems.  I had to go to the hospital for heart issues.  I spent the night there.  I had to get some heart activities and they thought I had some blocked arteries.  I had to get an angiogram done.  And all the pain and problem I had with my heart and lungs.... all the tests showed that nothing was wrong!  Really good?  Really bad?  I wish they would say...here is what is wrong.. now we have to do this.  But we are just trying to find out what is wrong. 

The strangest thing about it was when I was having my angiogram done, my brother Randall David Telford died of a heart attack.  That was really strange as he was one of the few family members that was in good shape, was not fat like most of us, was not a big drinker, did not do drugs, he did lots of exercise and yet he had a heart attack and died.  So strange.   For some reason I had the worst physical year ever and I am still living.  Oh well.. all I can say, is my brother Randall is enjoying his heaven holiday with my Dad, Pepere, Memere and Nanny!  :)

Other problems I have had this year included very bad hip pain.  X-rays showed no problem  Very bad back pain.  X-Rays showed no problem. Very bad lung and throat problems.  X-Rays showed no problems.  I had brain scan.. No problem.

I guess that is good.  But I need to fix them.

My memory has been going down this past year.  It is very hard to remember names, numbers and things that I am doing.  It is tough to read as well.  When I read, my mind starts thinking about something and it takes away from the reading.   I have been to a few doctors in 2014 about that and nothing has been determined.  In 2015 I will be seeing two specialists.  I want them to say my life is about Stress.  That is what I want to work on.  If they can say that.. I will be able to help myself. 

But that is enough of the negative crap I have gone through.  In 2015, I will try to make sure that my mind is like it was 10 years ago.  I enjoyed social life, running, entertainment.  I need to do that again. 

So here is what happened in my 2014 goals.  I have put completion on the ones I have "done"  If there is no comment after it, it means it was not done.  I will see about doing it in 2015.


Health Goals

 I have to lose weight.

  • It did not happen.  I actually gained weight instead of losing weight
Running

  • I will need to run at least 4 races this year
    • Run for Dad
    • Toronto Run
    • Edmonton 10K Run
    • Melissa’s Run
  • I only ran ONE race this year.  My hips and back were too sore to run.
Walk a mile in her shoes

  • I loved it.  I walked a mile in her shoes and played guitar..

 Renovation/House Goals

  •  Paint the House  Trim Done
  • Have the Sewer line fixed Done
  • Fix the sidewalks
  • Paint orange doors  Done
  • Buy a good BBQ  Done
  • Plan House renovations of what we want
  • Paint table and chairs  Done
  • Chop wood  Done
  • Get rid of stuff we don’t need or use   Done

Vacation

  • 2 week vacation   Done in December
  • 1 week vacation    Done in July
  • Go to Toronto for Mens event  Done in June
  • Go to Vancouver  Done in September
  • Go to Banff for camping
  • Look for a U.S. Vacation for 2014
  • Take my mom on a weekend vacation
  • Kelowna  Done in September

Music/Culture/Entertainment

  • Re do my Top 100 songs
  • Play some music with local people  Done
  • Learn some songs to do a 40 minute set.  (memorize music)
  • Go to Calgary and spend $ at the used CD Store  Done
  • Get more choral music  Done
  • Get more ethnic music  Done
  • Go to Jazz Festival
  • Go to a symphony
  • Join Choir  Done
  • Do a solo with Choir
  • Go to Home Routes Concerts   Done
  • Go to concerts  Done

 Social Life

  • Flamingo Party
  • See high school friends  Done  I saw Sharon in Kelowna, Lisa , and regular ones
  • Have two scotch clubs  Done
  • Do some social events at work  Done
  • Go to the Greeks  Done
  • Spend some time in Edmonton Whyte Avenue  Done

Financial

  • Make sure debt is getting paid
  • Do a budget for what I need
  • Put 10% in savings each month

Family

  • See Melissa, Raymond , Calla and Nicole  Done
  • Take Kim out for dinners Done
  • Take Kim out for a vacation  Done
  • Spend time with Jaedyn  Done
  • Spend time with Spencer  Done
  • Take the kids to Klondike Days  Done
Read Books

  • Starbuck Book
  • Jack Nicholson
  • Paul Quarrington
  • Rich for the right reasons
  • Finish my Dad Books that I have to fill out
Generic
  • Buy a new vehicle for 2014  Done
  • Learn to do some cooking
  • Try to Blog
  • Take a university Course  Done
  • Be a better dresser  Done
  • Write a page of what stresses me out
  • Get a new computer  Done
  • Get a new ipod